Lead complex, secure datacentre environments supporting integration and sustainment of Defence ICT capability
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Join a highly technical Defence environment responsible for integrating digital systems and capabilities across secure Land, Joint and Coalition environments. The team provides specialist systems engineering, integration, technical assurance, test and evaluation, and capability-development support. This contract sits within a multidisciplinary ICT environment where datacentre infrastructure provides the hosting foundation for systems under test and project activities. You will work alongside technical specialists and Defence stakeholders on complex, security-focused infrastructure and integration challenges.
Your new role
As Datacentre Lead, you will provide technical leadership for a small team responsible for secure datacentre environments while remaining hands-on across infrastructure, integration and technical assurance. The contract is expected to run from 30 November 2026 to 30 June 2027, with a potential 12-month extension at Defence's discretion.
- Lead the installation, configuration, administration and sustainment of datacentre infrastructure across test, development and production environments.
- Manage and direct technical personnel, including priorities, task allocation, technical guidance and progress reporting.
- Administer Windows and Linux servers, virtualised infrastructure, enterprise storage and associated services.
- Contribute to physical and software-defined networking, segmentation, security controls and external network integration.
- Review and develop system designs, integration solutions, SOPs, implementation documentation and configuration records.
- Provide Level 2 and Level 3 technical support, technical assurance and advice on system readiness, risks and proposed changes.
- Deliver technical training, knowledge transfer and mentoring while supporting exercises and capability-development activities.
What you'll need to succeed
You will be an experienced senior ICT infrastructure professional capable of combining technical leadership with hands-on delivery in complex, secured datacentre environments.
- Demonstrated experience leading the administration, integration and sustainment of complex enterprise datacentre environments.
- Strong Windows Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux administration and troubleshooting capability.
- Experience with enterprise virtualisation such as VMware vSphere and enterprise shared-storage platforms.
- Strong physical and software-defined networking knowledge, including switching, routing, segmentation and security zones.
- Experience implementing and maintaining controls aligned with the Information Security Manual and Essential Eight.
- Senior technical leadership capability, including managing technical personnel and advising Defence, project, security and senior stakeholders.
- Highly desirable: advanced experience across VMware Cloud Foundation/vSphere, NSX, Dell PowerStore, Cisco, Palo Alto and/or Omnissa Horizon, with relevant vendor certifications also highly desirable.
What you'll get in return
This is a senior technical contract offering substantial ownership across the direction and operation of complex Defence datacentre environments.
- A contract expected to run from 30 November 2026 to 30 June 2027, with a potential 12-month extension at Defence's discretion.
- Technical leadership across secure datacentre, network and systems-integration activities.
- Exposure to Defence capability development, exercises and emerging ICT technologies.
- The opportunity to mentor technical personnel and influence future datacentre direction. What you need to do now
What you need to do now
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📌 Data Centre Lead (Canberra)
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📍 Canberra